English Explanatory Dictionary

Prandtl number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dimensionless number (symbol Pr) defined as the ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity.

Word forms

Prandtl number Prandtl numbers

Etymology

By surface analysis, Prandtl + number. Named after the German physicist Ludwig Prandtl.

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